The Battle of the Villa Fiorita Author:Rumer Godden Book deals with a universal issue: has a woman the right to pursue her own fulfillment in love, or must she sacrifice it to her children. Book was a selectyion for Book-of-the-month club and a Reader's Digest condensed books club.
Very well written Rumer Godden novel about a woman who leaves her husband and children for a lover. The two younger children follow her to Italy. Very insightful.